Vi PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Mr. E. M. Holmes, F.L.S., exhibited living plants of some rare 

 Kentish Mosses. 



The following papers were read: — 



1. "Account of some new Species, Varieties, and Monstrous 

 Porras of 3Ic(hts(e." By G. J. liomanes, M.A., F.L.S. 



2. " On a Collection of Eiahes from the Deccau." By Dr. 

 Francis Day, F.L.S. 



3. " On the Introduction of Tench and Trout into India." By 

 Dr. Franci.s Day, F.L.S. 



4. " Kotos on the Ycuous System of Birds." By Charles IT. 

 Wade, Esq., F.L.S. 



5. " On a new Genus of Trematoda and some new or little- 

 known Parasitic Ilinidines.'' By J. D. Macdonald, F.K.S. Com- 

 municated by Dr. Dohson,M.A., F.L.S. 



G. " Notes on Lowe's MS. List of AVebb's Type Shells from 

 the Canaries, and on the Annotations thereon of D'Orbigny and 

 Lowe." By theEev. R. BoogA'/at£ou,F.R.S.E. Communicated 

 by J. Gwyu JefFrey-s F.E.S., V.P.L.S. 



7. "List of Marine Shells, chiefly from the Solomon Islands, 

 with Descriptions of several new Species." By E. A. Smith, Esq. 

 Communicated by Dr. Murie, F.L.S. 



April 20th, 1876. 

 George BEyin^M, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 

 The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and signed. 



The Chairman, on the part of the President, proposed Eobert 

 Hudson, Esq., E. C. Alexander Prior, M.D., H. T. Stainton,Esq., 

 and Charles Stewart, Esq., as Members of the Committee for 

 auditing the Treasurer's Accounts; and on a show of hands being 

 taken, they were declared to be elected. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. '•' Identification of the Modern Copal-tree, Tracln/lobhim 

 jror«(^«m/??2?(7?»<OT, with that which yields the Copal or Aninii now 

 found in the earth on the East Coast of Africa." Bv John Kirk, 

 M.D., F.L.S. 



2. " On the African Species of Coffea."" Bv W. P. Hiern, 

 M.A., F.L.S. 



3. "On the Clas-sificatiou oi Narcissus !" By Shirley Hibberd, 

 Esq. Communicated by George Bentham, F.E.S., V.P.L.S. 



4. "On the Plant yielding Latakia Tobacco." By W. T. 

 Thiselton Dyer, M.A., F.L.S. 



5. " Contributions to the Botany of the ' Challenger.' — Algfe, 

 chiefly Polvnesian, collected by Mr. jNIoseley." By Prof . Dickie, 

 F.L.S. ' ' ■ 



G. " Species ac Genera nova Algarum aquje dulcis .... in Ex- 

 peditionc Veneris transit, liieme 1874-75 in Insula Kerguelensi 



